The proliferation of UAVs is expanding maritime surveillance capabilities while simultaneously enabling malign actors to disrupt global shipping—exposing a critical gap in the maritime security architecture.
Increasingly capable and organized militant Islamist groups in the Sahel, Somalia, and the Lake Chad Basin continue to expand their reach and lethality.
Africa’s 2026 Elections: Navigating Complexity to Deliver for Citizens
Africa must navigate a complex electoral landscape in 2026—including conflicts, entrenched incumbents, growing youth restiveness, and external actor influences—for citizens’ voices to be heard.
Somalia at Risk of Becoming a Jihadist State
Persistent resistance to power sharing between Somalia’s federal and state governments has brought al Shabaab to the precipice of taking Mogadishu and escalating the threat from international jihadists.
Security Topic: Security and Development
Africa’s ability to realize the national security, communications, development, and disaster mitigation benefits from satellites and other space technology relies on optimizing opportunities for collaboration.
Japan’s TICAD process is strengthening Africa-Japan partnerships across economic, security, and development initiatives that rely on blended public-private financing and shared objectives.